| Stanley Crouch made a compelling case for Louis Armstrong as the century's unparalleled entertainer, excelling not just in his musical influential resourcefulness, but in his vocal technique as well. Louis Armstrong renovated the way music was made to be listened to. Louis Armstrong influencing performers of all stripes right down to this very day. Upon noting that statement by Mr. Stanley Crouch, and however brilliant Louis Armstrong was. You don't see thousands of Maorians, Tonganians and Fijians congregating every year on set dates to pay homage to the great jazz player singer Louis Armstrong! Have you ever seen youths travelling around the world in a Louis Armstrong T shirts? As immensely popular as the Beatles were. Is there anyone wearing a Beatle T shirts now, in this time, except for those few that attribute to John Lennon's mourning that brings to mind a smokescreen. Bob Marley was indeed the Iconite figure that was recognised by the people in every known countries on earth. All of these today exists in the iconite Bob Marley forms, that illustrates a new collective universal expression, the pictogram continues to tell people of freedom throughout the world. Folks! Lets say it again. When was the last time you saw a Michael Jackson flag or a Bob Dylan sarong or Madonna rolling papers? Can you imagine an image of Elvis Presley imprint onto the sleeve of an armed bush guerrilla? Before Bob Marley found international fame he had recorded for several minor labels in Jamaica, but it wasn't until the early 1970's that he came across Chris Blackwell at Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica where he met him with for the first time. Chris Blackwell was well aware of Bob Marley's potentials as a singer long before meeting him as he was selling Ska records in Brixton market at a shilling for 45rpm singles, hustling a few pence. |
